A​dvanced Research Methods

Department: Sociology & Criminology

Course Teacher: Professor Dr. Mian Ghulam Yasin

Credit value: 3

Credit level: H

Academic year of delivery:2019-21

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to offer graduate students advanced understanding of quantitative & qualitative research concepts, methodology and techniques. Specifically, this course aims to help students understand methods and analyses commonly used in social science research and learn basic information and practical skills required to perform statistical analysis and interpret results. The course contains two main sections. The first section of the course discusses core principles of quantitative analysis methods. Helping students to grasp and critically examine the process and design of quantitative study. The second section of the course covers a number of statistical analyses common to social science. The focus is placed on learning practical skills in statistical analysis

Learning Outcomes:

• This course will acquaint students to Conceptualize the variety, strengths and shortcomings of research designs and their adequacy for various research questions
• Build expertise and understanding for theoretical testing of advanced research designs (e.g. gathering of longitudinal data for moderators and mediators; experimental design).
• Equip students to Demonstrate critical evaluation and analysis of advanced research evidence
• Enables students to Plan the measurement of the different methods of legal, statistical, and reporting independently, and undertake an advanced research project.

Suggested Readings:

1.        Bhattacherjee, A. (2012). Social science research: Principles, methods, and practices.​

2.         Babbie, R. (2012). “The Practice of Social Research”14 edition, Cengage Learning

3.         Neuman, L. W. (2007). “Social research methods”, 6/E. Pearson Education India.

4.         Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2014). “Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory”. Sage publications. Chicago        

Evaluation Criteria:

Mid & Final term written exam with open questions 

Group discussion & active class participation

Class assignments